Hi Fellow Readers!
So many thanks for the follows, favourites and reviews…we are humbled…Now, some of you asked questions and had inquiries.
While we are using some of the show dialogue, there will be scenes that are entirely our own and while it may seem that both characters are a little OOC, both Hermione and Ivy are like that for a reason, because they're in America, in a new land and new supernatural creatures, so things are gonna be a little out of character…for now…soon, once they get used to being around both Klaus, Elijah and everybody else, they will be themselves…especially Hermione…
As for pairings, as much as we love a Klaus/FemHarry, we noticed that there aren't many Elijah/FemHarry and if we are honest, we kinda love Elijah more…don't get us wrong, we love both brothers, but there is just something about Elijah…and both Ivy and Elijah are complete opposites, as are Hermione and Klaus, which makes it even more interesting…both Hermione and Elijah are the same, as are Klaus and Ivy, so that's why we've gone with a Ivy/Elijah and Klaus/Hermione pairings…sorry if we have disappointed anybody or upset anyone…
Anyway, we'd like to thank Dritney for her wonderful poster that she has made for this story…we have never had anybody make something like this for us and the poster is the story pic, so everyone can see it…We've also decided to post on Mondays depending on the times…and other things but we want to try to post once a week, so starting today, is posting day...
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Chapter Five:
Since there was no customers, and both Ivy and Sophie had disappeared, Hermione had decided to close up the bar early and head home and wait for Ivy. She was worried for her sister, and although she knew that Ivy could take care of herself, she wondered where they were. After all, this was a town filled with vampires and witches not of their kind and both Ivy and Sophie left the bar without letting Hermione know they were gone. She sighed as she closed the front door of the bar, locking it and walking down the street. There were still people around but as it was late, there were some people beginning to pack up and go home. At that time of the night, only nightclubs and a few bars were opened and so Hermione began the walk home.
She had only gotten a few steps down the road when she heard a noise behind her. She stopped, turned around and saw a dark-skinned man smiling at her. She immediately knew what he was and groaned. Oh great, not another vampire…
"You know, it's not safe out here all alone…" he told her.
She rolled her eyes. "And you should know that there is more to me that just my pretty looks. My bite is worse than my bark."
He chuckled. "That I have no doubt. New in town?"
She scoffed. "What gave me away? Was it my accent or my dislike for men to chat me up on my way home?"
He smiled. "Ah, feisty…now that can you get into trouble. And I like trouble. No, I know almost everyone in this town and your face is brand new. And that face is very pretty…Pretty and troublesome…not a bad mix…"
She looked at him and tried to keep her laughter down as she realised that he was flirting with her. Not that she was interested…after all, a certain blue-eyed vampire was currently occupying her thoughts but this man was, apart from being a terrible flirt, was good-looking, but not her type.
"Well, this troublesome girl is going home to her bed…goodnight, mister whatever-the-heck your name is." She spoke, turning on her heel and began to walk away.
"Goodnight…and the name is Marcel." She heard him say behind her.
She froze as she realised that the vampire was the vampire Marcel, the one wreaking havoc on the witches. She touched the inside of her sleeve to see if her wand was still securely in its place and turned halfway to stare at the vampire, who was giving her a devilish smile.
"Marcel…Marcellus… 'We do it wrong... to offer it the show of violence - For it is... invulnerable'…" She said.
He frowned. "Ah…the trouble maker knows her Shakespeare…Tell me, how did you come to that idea? It's not every day someone knows the true meaning of my name…"
"It's not every day you come across someone whose parents also had a love for William Shakespeare…My parents also named me after one of his characters from his plays…and I love his plays…" She spoke.
He smiled. "Well, that narrows it down…"
She tilted her head him. "How do you mean?"
"Well, there can only be so many girl names that are mentioned in Shakespeare's plays…tell me, is your name Volia? Portia? I have all night to guess your name…" He told her.
She rolled her eyes. "Right…Well, goodnight Marcellus…" and with that she turned around, continuing in the other direction.
"You're not going to even give me your name?" he shouted.
"Nope…"
She continued walking and finally made it to her apartment building. She opened the door and walked up the staircase leading to Ivy's and hers apartment and when she finally reached it, she sighed, noting just how tired she was and it wasn't because of work or anything. It was because of bloody vampires…they were getting on her nerves. She reached her door, unlocked it and walked inside, only to jump at the sight of Ivy's stag standing the middle of the apartment. She placed her beaded bag on the counter and pulled out her wand, waving it over the stag.
"Reveal me your message." She ordered the stag.
She immediately heard Ivy's voice, and saw images of a cemetery and where Ivy was.
"Hermione, if you're getting this, it means that I am with Sophie at the local cemetery and well, shit went down…like Sophie threatening the vampires shit and you need to apparate your arse here as soon as possible. I can't explain all this in a message…a lot has gone down…oh and the Originals, as in the Original Vampire, Elijah, knows about me…well me being a witch or wand-wielder as they call it but not you…I don't think…okay, see you soon."
Hermione rolled her eyes at her best friend's confession. She remembered Elijah briefly, as she recall the conversation she had with him and sighed. Grabbing her beaded bag, she closed her eyes, pictured the cemetery and waved her wand and she felt an unpleasant feeling go through her as she apparated to the cemetery. She arrived, a loud 'CRACK' sounding in the air and opened her eyes. She saw the entrance to the cemetery, its gates large and high and walked through the gates. She then felt a rush of magic go through her and she stopped, wondering what it was. Her question was answered at the arrival of her best friend.
"That rush of magic? Don't worry, it's just the ancestors telling you they improve of you. This is sacrificial grounds, so many witches were buried here." Ivy explained.
Hermione nodded. "I see…well, at least they like me. Now what's up? You mentioned that stuff went down…what kind of stuff?"
"Okay, long story short, Klaus, the vampire/werewolf that paid us a visit earlier tonight? Well, he's gone and gotten a complete random werewolf preggers and now she's having a hybrid baby and the witches are black-mailing Elijah, basically saying that if they don't help them get rid of the vampires in this town, they will not hesitate to basically kill the girl, well tell Marcel about her because Marcel doesn't like werewolves and so they will tell him about Hayley…that's the knocked up werewolf… and oh, Elijah witnessed me using magic, so he knows that I'm a wand-wielder…oh and Elijah and Klaus are brothers and they are the Originals, like the first vampires… first werewolf thingy hybrid, I don't know how that bloody works…oh the person behind this whole thing? Sophie…Yeah I know…I'm starting to think that the loss of her sister is messing with her head…I think that's it…" Ivy ranted to her.
Hermione stood there in shock, trying to process the information that Ivy was telling her. She was shocked at Sophie, who in only a few short days, had come to consider a friend but was shocked that Sophie act that way. But something else was bothering her.
"Wait, what do you mean Elijah and Klaus are brothers? They hardly look alike." Hermione stated.
Ivy frowned. "Seriously? You mean to tell me that after all that, the only thing you got out of the speech was that Elijah and Klaus are brothers? Okay then…Hermione, we have a werewolf who is pregnant with an Original baby."
"I get that…wait how?" she asked.
"Klaus is a werewolf…so apparently it can happen…" Ivy said.
Hermione nodded and then noticed that Ivy's lightning bolt shaped scar was showing. "Your scar is showing…"
Ivy nodded. "I know…Hayley pointed it out while I was talking to her…I didn't tell her what it meant though but she thought it was a cool scar…Anyway, enough talking, time to meet Hayley…"
And with that, Ivy grabbed Hermione's arm and led her through the cemetery to a small tomb, where a young brunette woman was sitting. Sophie was also there, but she was busy staring at the candles on the wall. She nodded at Hermione and then walked out. Hermione took in her surroundings and smiled at the young woman who got up and walked over to the two.
"Hayley, this is my sister and best friend Hermione James. Hermione, this is Hayley." Ivy introduced the pair.
"Nice to meet you…Ivy's been explaining some of what you are and also showing me some of her magic…I mean, I thought I was going crazy when I saw her produce fire or something from her wand but she explained that you two were witches, but a different kind…beings of pure magic…I don't know, I'm just a knocked up werewolf." Hayley said.
Hermione smiled. "It's okay…Ivy is Ivy…"
Hayley giggled. "I can see that…you say that you two are sisters, but I don't see a resemblance."
"Oh, well, we're best friends, but call ourselves sisters…and we share the same last name…" Ivy lied. So Ivy hadn't told Hayley the whole story…Hermione was about to speak but was stopped by Sophie coming back into the room.
Sophie sighed. "It's time…come on…"
Hermione frowned but shrugged it off as Sophie walked out, the others following her. Hermione followed closely behind Ivy, who had her arm wrapped around Hayley. She still had her wand in her hand and so placed back up her sleeve, so that no-one could see and she had easy access to it if something went wrong. She saw that Ivy had her wand tucked in her boots and felt a little better that Ivy would have easy access to it. They continued following Sophie until they reached another tomb, this time it was bigger than the last and surrounded by four more witches. Ivy stiffened at the sight of them and Hermione leaned forward to whisper in her ear.
"What is it?" she asked quietly.
"Both Sabine and Agnes are here…they're the witches I was telling you about…I don't know the rest though." Ivy told her and Hermione nodded.
She saw the two witches named Sabine and Agnes and didn't like the look that they were giving them. They were looking at Hayley like a cow at a slaughter house and it didn't help that both Ivy and herself was there. Sabine was looking at Hermione was a curious look on her face. Sophie stopped and ordered them to stay where they were and then left, walking into the tomb.
"So…a werewolf, two wand-wielders and four witches are standing into a cemetery…I believe there's a joke in there somewhere…" Ivy whispered, so that only Hayley and Hermione could hear her.
Hayley snorted while Hermione sighed. "Shut up Ivy…your sarcasm is showing…"
"You shut up…" Ivy mumbled.
There was silence until they heard shouting coming from inside the tomb. Hermione recognised the voice as Klaus and she could tell that both Hayley and Ivy did too. Hayley frowned, before suddenly taking off and walking inside the tomb. Hermione and Ivy looked at each other before following Hayley inside. Hermione noticed that two of the witches had followed them in to, leaving only Sabine and Agnes outside.
Like the other tomb, this one was filled with candles and was bigger than the other one. Inside the tomb, there was Klaus, Sophie and she saw that Elijah was there too.
"Klaus…" Hayley spoke as they got closer to them. Hayley stopped, standing only a few feet away from Klaus, with Ivy on her right ride and Hermione on the right. The other two witches were standing directly behind them.
"You need to listen to them." She begged, staring at him. Klaus looked at Hayley, before turning to Hermione briefly and then back to Hayley.
Klaus laughed, shocking everyone. "You're all out of your minds if you think that some liquor-fuelled one night stand, no offence sweetheart, means a thing to me."
Ivy scoffed. "What a bloody arse…."
Klaus snapped his head towards Ivy and was about to say something when Sophie spoke.
"Marcel may be able to keep is from practicing real magic in his town but as keepers of the balance, we know when nature has cooked up something new. For example, I have a special gift, of sensing when a girl is pregnant." Sophie told him, gesturing to Hayley.
There was a moment of silence, before Klaus whispered, "What?"
"I know it's impossible…" Hayley said.
Klaus turned to Hayley. "What are you saying?"
"Niklaus, the girl is carrying your child." Elijah told him. Klaus gasped, taking in the information. Hermione could see that he was struggling to absorb the information and knew that he was not going to be easily convinced, as she too still had to come to terms with it, even though Ivy told her moments ago.
"No, it's impossible…Vampires cannot procreate." Klaus yelled at Sophie
"But werewolves can…Magic made you a vampire, but you were born a werewolf. You're the original Hybrid, the first of your kind. And this pregnancy is one of nature's loopholes. Just like the wand-wielders."
Hermione and Ivy both frowned and looked each other, wondering Sophie was trying to say. But before they could ask, Klaus snapped and turned around, pointing a finger at Hayley.
"You've been with someone else…admit it!" he accused, stepping closer towards Hayley. Both Hermione and Ivy stood in front of Hayley and Elijah stood in front of his brother. Ivy pulled her wand out, pointing it at Klaus.
"Stand back or merlin help me I will cast a blasting curse on you." Ivy threatened. Hermione pulled out her wand as well, and she saw Klaus look at her before turning back to Hayley.
"I've spent days held captive in a freaking alligator bayou because for some reason they think I'm carrying some magical miracle baby. Don't you think I would have fessed up if it wasn't yours?" Hayley snapped.
"My sister gave her life to perform the spell she needed to confirm this pregnancy. Because of Jane-Ann's sacrifice, the lives of this girl and her baby are now controlled by us. As well as the wand-wielders…we can keep them safe…" Sophie told him.
Ivy growled. "What? Oh for merlin's sake, it's bad enough that you threatened the lives of Hayley and her child but now you're saying we're controlled by you?"
"Ivy, calm down…we are not here to be controlled by you. We are of our own free will." Hermione hissed.
"But your magic goes undetected…and for that we need you. I saw that tender moment between yourself and Elijah, Ivy...so, if Elijah and Klaus don't help us take down Marcel, so help me, Hayley won't live long enough to see her first maternity dress and as for you two, well let's just say I that I know that a certain wand-wielder is out for your blood and I can send them a message saying that you're in town. So, Elijah, Klaus, the offer is yours…we keep Hayley, Ivy and Hermione safe or we kill them…" Sophie threatened.
"Wait what?" Hayley stated, causing both Hermione and Ivy to wrap an arm around Hayley and raise their wands to Sophie. Hermione was hurt at the threat, because she couldn't believe that someone like Sophie would do something like this. She felt even more confused and more betrayed.
Elijah snapped. "Enough…Look, if you want Marcel dead, I'll do it myself."
Sophie shook her head. "No we can't…we have a clear plan that we need to follow and there are rules."
"How dare you command me…threaten me with what you wrongfully perceive to be my weaknesses. I am not sure about my brother but I won't hear any more lies!" Klaus shouted and was about to leave when Elijah stopped him.
"Niklaus! Listen…" Elijah demanded and Klaus stopped, standing still, turning to Hayley and then to her stomach. Hermione assumed, because of their vampire hearing, that they were listening to the heart beat of the child in Hayley's womb. Hermione felt Ivy tighten her arm around Hayley as the girl touched her stomach.
After a moment, Klaus looked up and turned to Elijah.
"Kill her and the baby…and as for the wand-wilders? Well, it is a shame I won't get to them but I really don't care…kill them all." He told him, and then turned back to Hayley before turning his gaze to Hermione. Hermione stared back at him, their eyes locking with one another before he began to leave and Hermione frowned.
"So that's it? You're just gonna give up? You're not even going to give this chance? This child is miracle and in all my years of studying, not just at university or even at Hogwarts, have I ever come across something like this and what you're just gonna walk away?" Hermione snapped, causing the vampire to stop in tracks. Ivy tried to touch her should but she shrugged it off.
"Not now, Ivianna! I'd like to know how someone who would want to walk away from this. I see you and all I see is someone who is dark, doesn't feel safe and he doesn't know what to do about it. Someone who wishes that he could control his demons instead of the demons controlling him…I know you've have lived many years, but you're lost, and alone and this is a chance to gain something, to help you heal and you don't take that chance? I wish I could…I would be jumping at a chance to have a child but circumstances that have happened to me in my past ruined any opportunity of me ever having a child. The same goes with Ivy, for she too suffered a similar event. This child should be a gift, not something for you to throw away and yes, I may not know you very well, but have a heart and stop acting like a bloody child." Hermione sneered. Klaus turned around and stared at Hermione and then to Ivy then back to Hermione.
"What makes you think that you know what I am going through? What were the circumstances that happened in your past that makes you think that you can compare them to mine?" He hissed.
Ivy spoke up. "Voldemort happened…Bellatrix Lestrange happened…"
Hermione turned to Ivy, who was staring at Klaus with a sad look on her face. Ivy lifted her hair and showed him the scar on her forehead. She could hear the witches around her whispering amongst themselves as they recognised the scar but Hermione did not care as she wanted to know Klaus's reaction and as she looked back him, he was looking at her, not with pity but with sadness, like he knew how she felt. She then decided to roll up her sleeve, and she showed him her scar. There, on her flesh, were the faint lines of 'mudblood' written in her skin. It was not much, but it was enough to for him to show an inch of compassion. He touched her arm, sparks flying between the two as he did and rubbed his hands over her scar. She didn't show him the scar that was on her stomach and was an exact replica of the one that was on Ivy's stomach and was also the one that they were talking about. Bellatrix didn't just take away their family…she took away their chance of a family.
"Bellatrix took away any chance of Ivy and I ever having a family…this is your chance." She whispered to him. He stared at her scar for a moment longer, before blurring away and she sighed, wondering if she got through to him.
Hayley sighed, turning to Ivy. "Screw this…come on, let's get out of here."
Both Ivy and Hayley turned and was about to walk out, when the other witches stood in front them, blocking their path. Hermione frowned at them and they all turned back to see that Sophie was standing in front of them, including Elijah. He walked over to the trio, and turned back to Sophie.
"No-one, I repeat, no-one is to touch Hayley, Ivy and Hermione. I will fix this." He told Sophie. She nodded and he began walking out but before he did, he stopped and stared at Ivy, in which Hermione frowned, but then quickly left. Everyone stared in the direction of where the vampire left and so didn't hear more of the witches walking in.
"Well, that was interesting." A voice spoke and everyone turned, seeing that it was Sabine. As she walked in, Agnes followed, as well as a few other witches Hermione had never seen before. They all formed a circle around the tomb and Hayley, Ivy and Hermione huddled closer. Although Hermione had never even talk to Hayley properly, she felt that she needed to protect her as they were all the hands of the witches.
"Yes…but we'll discuss that later. Now, we have a more pressing matter at hand. You need to explain yourself…" Agnes said, staring down at the younger woman. Hermione could tell that this was going to be a long night.
"Sophie! Why have you done this? What makes you think that the father of the child and his brother will take this deal?" Agnes inquired.
It had been about half an hour since the witches arrived into the tomb and Elijah had left. Sophie proceeded to explain her actions but every time she would get the chance, more questions would be raised and so far, nobody was getting anywhere. Hayley, Ivy and Hermione were all sitting down on a bench, with Hayley in the middle and Hermione on her left side with Ivy on the right.
"They will, because they have no choice and I needed to because Marcel and his vampires are out of control. Something had to be done." Sophie explained.
"And the solution was to bring in more vampires?" Agnes exclaimed.
"These aren't just any Vampires, Agnes. They are the Originals." Sophie told Agnes.
Agnes shook her head. "What makes you think that you can control the Hybrid?"
"I don't know…but we control the lives of Hayley, Hermione and Ivy." Sophie said.
Ivy scoffed as she stood from her seat. "Excuse me, but you don't control us. You have no right to hold us."
"We have every right…Hayley has the child and you can use magic. We need that magic, more than you do…"
"So what, you're just going to hold us all hostages and then force us to use our magic at your every beck and call? I'm sorry but no." Ivy bellowed, staring at Sophie angrily.
"Actually I can…You see after Jane-Ann hired you, she did a little poking around and told me everything. Apparently there is a certain wand-wielder by the name of Ivianna Lily Potter or otherwise known as the 'Girl Who Lived' and that she had a very special scar on her forehead, a scar in the shape of a lightning bolt. She also told me that this girl is on the run from a certain Deatheater who wants retaliation for the dark lord Voldemort's death. I'm sure you remember the lord Voldemort, don't you, Miss Potter? I can only assume that you are her Ivy, and that you Hermione, are Hermione Granger, especially after that little outburst earlier and oh, maybe not the best idea to show Klaus that special scar…Tell me, whatever happened to Ronald Weasley? And I know while I don't know the full story, but you would well to follow our rules and we won't tell the deatheater you're here. You don't, well I'm sure that you can use your imagination." Sophie threatened.
"And you would do well not to threaten a wand-wielder, especially if, as you say, she might be the one known as the girl who lived. If your sister did her research and told you about it, then you as you know Ivianna Potter along with Hermione Granger was responsible for the downfall of the dark Lord Voldemort, which makes them both two of the most powerful wand-wielders in this world, even more powerful than the witches here in this tomb." Spoke a deep male voice and everyone turned to see Elijah leaning against the doorway. Everyone stood still as he walked into the tomb and look around.
"I can't seem to convince my brother, but do not worry, I can and I will. And as for the wand-wielders, well, I trust that they can look after themselves. I don't know their full story, nor do I know what happened during the tyranny of Voldemort…I only heard rumours. But I would think that harming them would a big mistake. However I have a question…what prevents my brother from murdering you, instead of cooperating? I mean, I trust that the wand-wielders will help me protect Hayley and her child, so what prevents me from killing you right now?" he asked Sophie.
Sophie didn't answer, but instead walked over to the wall, picked up something that resembled a straw doll, pulled out a pin and pricked herself with it. Hayley cried out and Ivy rushed to her side, seeing a small blob of blood.
"What the hell?" Hayley asked, looking at Sophie. Ivy looked at Hermione and back to Hayley. She knew that this would change things.
"The spell my sister performed, the one that got her killed, it didn't just confirm the pregnancy. It linked me, to Hayley. So anything that happens to me also happens to her. Which means her life in my hands…as well as both Ivy's and Hermione's. Klaus may not care for his child or the wand-wielders, but I can clearly see what they mean to you. If I have to hurt Ivy or Hayley, or do worse, to ensure that I have your attention, I will."
Elijah stepped forward. "You would dare threaten an Original?"
"Or us, for that matter?" Ivy spoke up.
Sophie sighed. "I have nothing to lose…and like I said earlier, I am desperate."
"And I said you didn't know the meaning of the word desperate or would you like me to refresh your memory with more force?" Ivy hissed, moving forward, only to be stopped by Elijah's arm.
"I don't care…but you have until midnight to change Klaus's mind about the child and if you want to save your pretty wand-wielders and Hayley, I suggest you move fast."
Well…shit…